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CHRONICLE

by A MATTER GRAY

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1.
Hey Girl (free) 03:58
HEY GIRL It’s so hard to break through my well-trained pride So I don’t even know you, God knows I tried You speak your mind Wish I could be a bit more like your kind I think inside Why can’t I leave all this behind (CHORUS) Hey girl, you were my only friend I have adored you from afar and now you’re tearing me apart Hey girl, you were my only love I’ve stayed a shadow in this game just to watch you slip away It’s so hard to see you with my naked sight So I can’t even dream you, God knows I tried You live, you strive Wish I could be a bit more like your kind I die inside Why can’t I leave all this behind (CHORUS) It’s so hard for me to prove What I’m feeling’s really true So I fade away every night and day Why can’t I break through? (CHORUS)
2.
Godless 04:37
GODLESS So what if I couldn’t believe anything I couldn’t see At least I see with open eyes I know I could’ve had it all if I could only walk a semi-jagged line It’s hard not to feel when you see in colors I tried hard to find but I found nothing, and nothing kills the mind So I keep… (CHORUS) Looking for a distraction to calm me down Searching for another flesh to hold me down I’m so restless I know it’s pointless Wish I could take a pill to make me whole Wish I could say a prayer to save my soul But I’m hopeless Because I’m Godless I know I still want to believe in reasons for all of these things But the number’s on the cynics’ side Wish I could lose myself Then I can join the rest and drink the sacred wine It’s hard to concede when you feel in colors I tried hard to find but I found nothing, and nothing kills the mind So I’m… (CHORUS) Would you stare me down into the light before it’s all over…
3.
Friend 04:03
FRIEND Cried to wake another friend and found a heart to mend That could feed a million voices never heard before I’d break another bone in two just to be inside of you And my heart will heal in time if you just hurt it more Stay the same and I’ll belong to you Stay the same and I’ll belong to you (CHORUS) I’m not afraid (I’ll) work it out with the sadness that consumes my nights Let it go Shut it out It’s the only thing you’ll never find Smile another smile for me And take the air I breathe And we can plot a tryst under the sanguine skies Break another promise thread And drain my emptiness One day I’ll drown that part of me in my sea of lies Stay the same and I’ll belong to you Stay the same and I’ll belong to you (CHORUS)
4.
Let It Go 04:55
LET IT GO There she goes She recognizes my face But there are so many faces she has to greet She’s off to find some brand new adventure But nothing I haven’t already seen Her eyes, they don’t lie like I do And I’ve been lying for too long Her mind drifts like I do And I’ve been drifting for too long Well there she goes, just passing through She doesn’t need to yet change her pace I can wait, but what’s the use She still has so many hearts to break (CHORUS) Guess I’ll have to let it go Guess I’ll have to look away Guess I’ll have to be the one who would never know What it’s like to make her wanna stay There she goes, browsing through her selections But there are still so many more to try It’s not her time to want to find a single obsession Even if it means to treat her right Well there she goes, just passing through She doesn’t need to yet change her pace I can wait, but what’s the use She still has so many hearts to break (CHORUS)
5.
Burst 03:29
BURST Where’s the future I’ve seen your eyes Once a fable You’re back in style While you fated all your children drowned within And behind those walls there’s doubt inside (CHORUS) You are the man God sing a song God save us all Or just watch us fall You are the man God sing a song God do your worst Laugh ‘till you burst Where’s the savior Have we switched sides All’s forgotten The price of pride While you hide, your modern saints are marching in To cleanse the minds of those with doubt inside (CHORUS) And the roaches dream of signs Too late to read between the lines (CHORUS)
6.
Home 04:06
HOME I know you wear a perfect countenance I know you think you’ve camouflaged the void you feel inside You haven’t changed a bit You haven’t changed a bit You can fake a smile, but can’t deceive your mind I know you think you’ve lost your innocence I know you think your life has turned into a compromise But you haven’t lost your faith You haven’t lost your faith You can build a wall, but can’t change what’s inside (CHORUS) And for whatever reason I haven’t sung that song I haven’t sung that song You thought fate never learned your name But you never tried to find What was always with you all this time I know you dwell in past and future tense I know you think with each mistake, you dug a deeper hole But nothing’s so black and white Nothing’s so black and white When you break you fall, but it’s just you after all (CHORUS) You never learned to look beyond the soaring light But it’s not too late to change (CHORUS)
7.
A Love Song 03:16
A LOVE SONG I would gladly stand in front of a running train Wouldn’t hesitate to jump out of a flying plane I’d slowly walk through a burning flame Run around stark naked without feeling shame I’d do all of this and much more for you In fact there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you But I wouldn’t write you a love song I wouldn’t write you a love song I would cut off all my limbs if you wanted me to Put a bullet through my head if you wanted me to I’d tear out my own heart if you wanted me to Sell my soul to the devil if you wanted me to I’d do all of this and much more for you In fact there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you But I wouldn’t write you a love song I wouldn’t write you a love song Anyone can write a love song, Some can probably sing it too I’d rather be there when you need me I’d rather hold you when you want me I’d rather love you ‘till you dump me But I’d never write you a love song I’d never write you a love song No I won’t write you a love song I wouldn’t write you a love song
8.
Silence 04:21
SILENCE There’s a basic principal he’s been taught to embrace And he can’t seem to shake it off It’s a struggle trying to always rise above And the eyes that stare back from the mirror They try to shine light through But when he sees the light, he knows not what it’s for (CHORUS) He keeps his silence; he’s his own counsel He won’t break for anyone He walks in circles, bides his time He keeps his silence, but he’s no martyr He can’t hold it in anymore His scars may grow still, but he won’t lie still anymore We’re always seeking fodder and he’s an obvious choice ‘Cause kindness is strength in his mind He finds it strange but he’s been a stranger all of his life And the sun can’t imagine the freeze around her But she shines through, says he can too But when he sees the light he knows not what it’s for (Chorus) He keeps his silence, he’s his own’ counsel He won’t break for anyone He walks in circles, bides his time He keeps his silence, but he’s no martyr He can’t take it anymore His scars may grow still, but he won’t lie still anymore
9.
SWEET SOUND OF MISERY He’s forgotten what it’s like to laugh Often wonders if he ever knew But his memory’s as clear as photograph Wouldn’t let him forget the things he wants to Some days are better than other days When life seems to keep him preoccupied Some days, he feels less than other days If those days would last, he would be satisfied (He) doesn’t like to feel the fragments of the past Each moment he prays would not be his last (CHORUS) And he swore nothing else would bring him down And he hopes someday he wouldn’t hear the sound “The sweet sound of misery,” he says “knows no other like it knows me” He’s familiar with all shades of loss Served his time the way he was supposed to Some days are better than other days When life seems to keep him preoccupied Some days, he feels less than other days If those days would last, he would be satisfied He doesn’t like to feel the fragments of the past Each moment he prays would not be his last (CHORUS)
10.
Maybe 04:42
MAYBE Nobody told me that it would be so hard To love somebody with such a cold, cold heart You went away And I haven’t slept since Since you’ve been gone I haven’t eaten anything (CHORUS) Maybe I will die I cannot cry no more Maybe I will die I cannot love no more Somebody should’ve told me that life is much too hard When you love somebody with all your heart You went away And I haven’t said a word since Since you’ve been gone I haven’t done a goddamned thing (CHORUS) Maybe I will… no Maybe I will… oh You went away And I haven’t slept since Since you’ve been gone I haven’t done a goddamned thing Maybe I will die I cannot cry no more Maybe I will die I cannot live no more
11.
Shadow 04:12
SHADOW You say you wanted everything else What you had was never enough to show I know it’s not a design you conceived But you learned to view it as your own You’ve got to be easier on yourself To break out of this mold And no one can make you understand (That) time passes for all (CHORUS) You move, won’t settle You leave the cats in the cradle So smooth, but fatal Never seen hands so idle No, so You’re such a hard act to follow Don’t lose it, or fold it Better hang onto your shadow You say they promised the end of the world Before you had the time to make your stand I know your fortunes had you believe It’s better not to make than make it plain You’ve got to expect to be much less To learn how to be whole But nothing can make you understand (That) time passes for all (CHORUS) Just another superstar Just another superstar You’ve got to expect to be much less To learn how to be whole But nothing can make you understand (That) time passes for all (CHORUS)
12.
Made 03:35
MADE You got a brand new shirt that you picked out yourself A pocket full of change and a cell in your hand The half pack of cigarette will last you the day And no one’s gonna tell you when to get out of bed Security is nothing but a state of your mind Everything that causes harm, you mostly do to yourself So wave a flag, honk your horn, and call it a day ‘Cause no one’s gonna bomb you while you sleep in your bed Saved by the times, Saved by the times (CHORUS) You got it made (It’s not a question) You got it made (You’re gonna hang ‘till it’s over) You got it made (You got me walking and talking about it) You got it made So your pets let you feel like a responsible man And no one’s gonna ask you to give anything up You think you got a crush on a girl from the bar But either way you got a gigabyte of porn for fun You got a smooth way of talkin’ and walkin’ Maybe someday you can even run for President So let the top down and cruise some more At least today is not the day that you can drown from the sun Saved by the times, Saved by the times (CHORUS)

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released May 11, 2010

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